On June 25, the Australian grocery group Foodland Associated Ltd.
announced it would pay US$81m for 36 Franklins supermarkets and two
warehouses outside...
On June 22, the American consumer products group Sara Lee pleaded
guilty in federal court for selling hot dogs and meats in 1998 that
were contaminated...
The main creditor of South Korea's Haitai Confectionery said on
June 22 that it had agreed to sell the insolvent firm to a UBS
Capital-led consortium...
On June 20, the German pharmaceutical group Merck KGaA announced
that its Japanese generics unit, Merck Hoei Ltd, has agreed to buy
a research institute...
The widening gap between PepsiCo Inc. and its proposed acquisition
target, Quaker Oats Co., has left investors wondering whether
government regulators...
Bill Johnson, chief executive of HJ Heinz, the American consumer
food group, announced on June 14 that he was not ready to abandon
its tuna business,...
The Japanese non-alcoholic beverage company Kirin Beverage is
reaching back to the most traditional of Japanese refreshments:
tea. After a long dependence...
Kraft Foods Inc., an American branded foods and beverages company,
announced that it has signed an agreement with Cadbury Schweppes
Australia Limited...
Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble Co. will cut back
capacity on the controversial fat substitute Olean, which never
lived up to the company's expectations,...
Innovative flavourings have become the key to success in the Thai
instant noodle market, say executives of Thai Preserved Food
Factory Co, makers of Wai...
Hungarian canned food maker Globus on Monday posted a pre-tax
profit of 327.6 million forints ($1.15 million) in the first five
months, compared with...
Anglo-Dutch consumer products company Unilever said on Thursday
that it plans to sell its Iberia Foods Corp., a food distributor
for the Hispanic-American...
Starting early next year, Nestle will launch a wide-ranging
restructuring to start in Switzerland, Chile, Bolivia, Peru,
Malaysia and Singapore, where...
The French water company Perrier announced it is buying one of
several springs in Tennessee, US. The deal was finalised last week
and the water from...
Kraft Foods Inc., the largest U.S. food company, raised $8.7
billion on Tuesday in the second-largest U.S. initial public
offering ever, winning investor...
Irish food group and takeover target Golden Vale said on Wednesday
that cost pressures would result in lower margins in the first half
but that the outlook...
The European Union's meat processing liaison group, Clitravi, has
called on the European Commission for more support to boost the
industry following foot...
As part of its strategy to expand its soy protein business in Asia,
DuPont, the American company providing scientific solutions in food
and nutrition,...
Schouten Products,a full subsidiary of the the Dutch Royal Schouten
Group NV is building a new plant for the production of SoyLife® soy
germ isoflavone...
Steady nerves and unwavering commitment are just some of the
prerequisites for food and agricultural companies wanting to
establish themselves in the...
The Italian beverage group Campari is to launch an initial public
offering in the near future that could value the maker of the
bitter aperitif at about...
The American grain processing giant Archer Daniels Midland Co.
claims it is to acquire Ag Processing Inc.'s stake in the U.S. and
Caribbean operations...
The American agribusiness multinational Cargill is constructing a
soybean export terminal in Santarém, Brazil, near the local port.
The complex will...
The American consumer products company Sara Lee announced on June 4
that it was selling its British baked-goods business to Hibernia
Foods, the Irish...
The Australian Dairy Corporation recently announced that the latest
tender from the Agriculture and Livestock Industry Corporation of
Japan (ALIC) has...
German ingredients company J. Rettenmaier & Söhne announced
recently the opening of a new production plant for oat fibres with
a capacity of approximately...
The British beverage and confectionery group, Cadbury Schweppes,
has warned the US Federal Trade Commission that the proposed US$
13.3bn acquisition...
After the merger of Béghin-Say with the sugar and agro-industrial
activities of Eridania in 1992, the Eridania Béghin-Say group, a
leader in the agro-industrial...
Coca-Cola, the American soft drink company, announced on May 28th
that it is withdrawing 700,000 bottles of Fanta-Pomelo, a
grapefruit flavoured soda...
Indian company B M Thapar group is to liquidate its starch business
Bharat Starch, Indian paper the Economic Times reports. This
follows the company's...
Struggling British retailer Marks and Spencer Plc is considering a
shake-up of its food activities, one of the more stable areas of
its business, in a...
